Inhaler.



No. 878,223. PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908.

A. P. 'MEISSELBAGH. INHALER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1906.

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WITNESSES: I INVENTOR i' V 92 M1 %%m. J

ATTORNEYS UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- AUG-UST'F. MEIssELBAcH, O NEWAEK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR To A. F. MEISSELBACH &

" l BROTHER, OF NEWARK, NE JERSEY, A ooEPoRATIoN oF NEW JERSEY.

INHALER. Y

' of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion, such as will enable others skilled in t e art to which it pertains to make,-

construct, and use the same.

My invention relates to that class, of inhalers designed to be worn continuously, the inhaler itselfbeing inserted in thenostrils of the wearer, where it is retained in position.

The object of my invention is to so construct the inhaler that the parts of the same, shall have no projections or sharp corners to press intothe delicate mucous membrane of the nostrils and cause pain to the wearer and possibly produce sores. i In carrying out my invention, I make use of the structure illustrated in the accompanyingwdrawings, wherein lgure 1 1s a side view of the complete structure. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionahview of one of the cups with the supporting sprin shown in position. Fig. 3 is another vertica sectional 'viewtaken at right angles to the section illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 .is a side elevation, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the spring blank showing one of the T,heads t ereof rolled into circular form. Fi 6 is an end -view of the spring with its T- eads thereof rolled into circular form. Fig. 7 illustrates the inhaler in position for :actualuse.

, Similar letters of. reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawin the manufacture of inhalers of the type illustrated, difliculty has been hitherto met w1th in constructing the inhalers in such a manner that there should be no sharp pro- .jections or protuberances, upon the same which would come in contact with the delicate membrane of the nostrils and by constant ressure thereon, roduce pain and freuent ysores therein. 11 order to overcome t ese difiiculties, and still reserve the gen- I have devised a the supportin spring which I will now proceed to descri e. i

The cups 1 are of general conoidal shape,

I having the upper spherical end and side perforated as shown at 2 and 3. These cups are Specification of Letters Patent; Applicatiomfiledll'ovember 28.1906. Serial No. 346.537

drawn from blanks in such a manner as to Patented Feb..4,.1908. a

leave a shoulder 4 upon the interior of the cups with a thinner portion or skirt 5 extending below the shoulder. I also provide in the margin of the skirt 5, the rectangular notch 6, for a purpose hereinafter to be described. The spring 7 is blanked out with the T-' heads 8 u on each end. These T-headsare rolled up into circular form 9 as illustrated,

the outside diameter of the circular part being exactly the same as the internal diame: ter of the skirt 5 of the cup 1. The circular portions 9 of the spring may be readily inserted into the skirt portion 5 of the cups 1, to abut against the shoulder 4 therein, the length of the skirt ortion being a. trifle greater than the W1 th of the circular or ring portion 9, so that when in position, the projecting margin of the skirt 5 may be flanged over the edge of the ring as at 10, (illustrated in Fig. 2), so that the ring is held in position between-the shoulder 4 and the flanged por- .tion 10 of the skirt 5, the body of the s ring -7 falling in the notch 6 heretofore re erred to. After the cups have been secured to the ring 9, the spring 7 is bent into the sha 0 shown in Fig. 1. As thus constructed, t e adjacent portions ofthe cups 1 present no sharp projections which would in anyway injure the membrane of the nostrils, when the inhaler is in the position illustrated in Fig. 7.

When in use, the cups or capsules are filled with absorbent cotton, bits of s onge,

or any absorbent material, upon whic suitable volatile medicines may be dropped until the absorbent material has become saturated. The inhaler is then inserted into, the nostrils with the spring 7 lapping around the bridge between the nostrils. In this manner, medicines designed for use in diseases of the nose, throat and lungs may be continuously applied through the breathin of the wearer of the inhaler.

claim:

1. In an inhaler, the combination of a pair of cups or capsules, each having an internal shoulder therein, a s ring connecting said capsules, said spring aving T-heads at its ends bent into circular form and inserted into' said capsules against said shoulders, with the margins of said capsules flanged over upon thee'dges of said circularly formed T-heads.

2. In an inhaler, the combination of a pair of cups or capsules, each having an internal said capsules and means uponsaid capsules 10 shoulder therein, a spring havin mtegral for securing said rings in positlon. 7 rings at its ends, said rings being tted into This specification signed and witnessed said capsules against .said shoulders. and this 27th day of November, 1906.

held in position by the flanged margins of AUGUST F. MEISSELBAOH said capsules.

- 3. In an inhaler, the combination of a Witnesses:

spri g having rings integral with its ends, LOUIS- M. SANDERS, a pair of capsules, said rings being fitted into C. A. ALLISTON. 

